Jay Whitely <jwhitely2000@yahoo.com> wrote: >***Will I be hammering downward or upwards? I am >trying to mentally picture this. Horizontally. You aren't actually hammering the joint out. Just loosening the bolt and 'shocking' the knuckle breaks the ball joint free. Hold the ball of the hammer against the front of the knuckle. Position the ball peen hammer so that the flat side faces the front of the car. Rob